Shade and curtain-pole fixture.



J. F. BRUEDERLY. SHADE AND CURTAIN POLE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION man luLYzs. 191e. Renewal) MAH. 27. sels,

2 ySHEETS-SHEET l.

J. F. BHUEDERLY.

SIIADE AND CURTAIN POLE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION Flu-:D 1uLY26,191s. nENEwI-:n MAR. 27, 1918.

Il ,@@wb Patented May 7, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOSEPH l?. BRUEDERLY, 0l? Phill.

DELPHllr-i, PENNS'SIVANA.

SHADE AND C`LTRTAIN-POLE FIXTURE.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that l, Josnrri F. Bn'unDEnLY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful improvements inShade and Curtaindjole Fixtures, of which the following is aspecification.

rllhe present invention relates to shade and curtain fixtures, and hasfor its object to provide a fixture which may be formed of light met-al,and yet have the necessary rigidity; in which it isnecessary to provideonly a single screw to secure it in place so that a minimum of damage tothe wood work will occur; which may be vertically adjusted by simplyloosening the single screw which holds the bracket plate, and in which awide range of adjustment, both for diierent lengths of shades and forthe position of the curtain pole, is secured.

The objects set forth are secured wit-hout unduly increasing the size ofthe supporting bracket, and a relatively compact relation of the partsresults, and at the same time the construction is such that the shadesupport may be adjusted between its two. extremes without interferencewith the curtain pole support.

ln the drawings herewith ll have illustrated one embodiment of myinvention, and in said drawingsr- Figure l is a perspective view of thesupporting bracket with the shade holder and curtain pole holder inposition, the shade holder being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bracket in section, the parts beingshown in elevation for clearness.

Fig. 8 is a rear view of the supporting bracket showing the shade holderin position, the dotted lines indicating the position taken by the shadeholder when it is being adjusted.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the shade holder toshow the locking lugs thereon.

Fig. 5 is a detail view in section of the rear end of the curtain polesupport.

Fig. 6 is a view in section of the bracket showing a slightly differentform of curtain pole support.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the curtain pole support shown in 6.

Referring to the drawings by numbers, like numbers indicating like partsthe Specification of Letters atent.

Patented 1litany 7, llild.

Renewed March 52,7, 1918. serial No. 225,111.

several views, l0 indicates the bracket proper, which is formed of thinmetal and is stiffcned by having struck up the rib ll. rlhe said platel0 is bent at 12 so as to cifset the upper portion slightly with respectto the lower end in order to give clearance behind .the bracket platefor adjustment of ythe shade support, without danger of scratching orniarring the wood work behind the bracket. The depending lower portionor lug of the bracket proifided with the slot i3 to receive a screw eyelo, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of which the bracket may be secured inplace,v and its 'vertical adjustment is, of course, simple, for byloosening the screw eye it be shifted up or down, may be desired,without the necessity of completely removing and resetting` it. lll henit is desired to remove the bracket it is necessary only to turn thescrew eye to the position shown in dotted lines in iE ig. in whichposition it will be in line with tie slot ld, and the bracket may thenbe readily taken oilA without the necessity of entirely removing thescrew. ln Fig. 3 l have shown the bracket adapted for use with theordinary wood screw, and in that form of the invention the slot i3 isprovided at its lower end with an enlarged opening 13a so that if thescrew lo be loosened, and the bracket shifted to bring the enlargedopening` 13a opposite the screw, it may be taken off over the head ofthe screw, it being obvious that adjustment of the bracket verticallymay be made in the same manner as described in connection with theconstruction shown in F 9..

The upper part of the plate which, as will be observed, is wider thanthe slotted leg portion se as to give an approximate inverted l. shapeto the fixture, is provided with a slot 141.- in which is mounted theshaft bracket l5, the slotn le having serrations 17, preferably alongits lower edge, which are engaged byA the reduced portion or neck i8 atthe rear end of the sha t holder l5, the shaft holder being bent at theneck i8 so as to provide a locking plate i9 having outstanding lugs,which, as shown in Figs. 2 3, bear against the back of the plate l0 sothat the shade support i5 is held firmly in its adjusted position, thelugs 19, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, bearing against abutments formed bythe struck-up metal, so as to hold the shade roller holder from tilting.Bv

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simply rocking the support l5 atright an? llO ' lrling strains, the rearend of flared downwardly, as shown, to i'orni a gles to the plane of theslot the lugs i9 will be thrown up from under the abutments and theholder may be adjusted.

Above the slot 14 provide an outstanding loop or clip 2O which ispreferably strnclt up to about the same height as the stiiening rib 11heretofore referred to, this open loop being` adapted to receive thedownwardly turned `foot 21 of the curtain pole holder 22. The holder 22is made of thin metal, and preferably has the edges 23 turned downwardlyso as to give rigidity against bucthe rib being brace 24E which, whenthe holder is in position, will bear against the Jrace ot the clip andbrace the curtain holder against downward strain. The holder 22 isprovided in its body with holes 25 at suitable intervals, which holesare engaged by the upturned end 26 of a. rod 27 which passes through ahole in the downwardly turned forward end 28 ot the holder, andterminates in a suitably formed seat or hook 29 to receive the curtainpole. The pole-supporting rod 27 may be readily adjusted so as tolengthen or shorten the fixture, and it may be readily removed by simplydisengagiug` the hooked end 26 from the opening 25, and removing itthrough the hole in the downwardly turned end 28. i

As will be seen -from Fig. 2 the offsetting of the fixture-supportingplate by the bend 12 serves to throw that portion ot the plate away fromthe window casing, this being in addition to the plate, so that arelatively wide space is left between the plate and wall, and ample roomprovided for manipulating the curtain and shade fixtures, particularlythe latter, without danger of scarring or mutilating kthe wall in rearof the fixture, and without any likelihood of jamming of the fixture l5in moving it from one position to another.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 the bracket and shaderoller support are identical with the construction heretofore described,but a slightly diii'erent Jform of curtain pole support is shown, theadjustable 'feature of the curtain pole support heretofore describedbeing eliminated, and the support being fixed as to its length,retaining, however, the other Jfeatures of mounting inthe bracket andbracing against the weight of the curtain pole.

The support 30 is formed or" a single sheet of metal having the polesupporting hook 31 at :its outer end, and being ribbed throughoutaportion of its length at 32, in order to stiften the relatively thinmeta-l of which it is termed. rljhe rear portion of the support .30 isdownwardly bent to form the downwardly turned .foot 33, similar to thefoot heretofore described, to engage the struck up'l'oop in the bracket.

the oisetting due to ribbing In order to properly brace this supportagainst the weight of the gages the hook fill, the rear end oit thesupport has a section 3a stamped out oi the metal and downwardly bent,as shown, the inclination of this brace being` such that it engages theshoulder 85 on the bracket, as shown in Fig. l, and elifectively bracesthe support 30.

It will be understood that variations of the construction may be madewithout de,- parting from the spirit or my invention.

l claim l. ln a shade and curtain polel iixture, and in combination,A asupporting plate hziving a slotted depending lug ifor the reception oi'a fastening screw, a laterally extending median section having a slot'therein provided with a notched edge, und :in upwardly extending memberhavin" :i horizontally disposed loop thereon, said loop being mountedsubstantially directly above the notched edge; a shade-roller holderadjustably mounted in said slot, und a longitudinally adjustablecurtain-pole support mounted in said loop and so disposed relative losaid slot as to permit ilree lateral adjustment oif said shade-rollerholder in f-'ni d slot.

2. ln a shade and curtain pole fixture, and

in combination, a supporting plate having a,

receiving loop, a curtain pole support termed of thin metal and having aloop-engaging leg, the edges of said support being bent downwardly toform braces to engage the outer face of said loop and sustain saidsupport against downward strains.

3. In a shade and curtain pole fixture, and in combination, a supportingplate having a receiving loop, a curtain pole support formed ofrelatively thin metal and having a loopreceiving leg at one end, theedges olE said support being turned downwardly and of increased widthadjacent said leg to bear upon the tace of said loop and sustain thesupport against downward strains, a downwardly turned perforated ,leg atthe other end of said support, a pole-receiving meniber passing throughsaid perforated leg, and means to secure said member in variouspositions of adjustment relative to said Support.

4i. In a shade and curtain pole ixture, and in combination, a supportingplate having a receiving loop, a curtain pole support formed ofrelatively thin metal and having a loop-engagingleg at one end and aseries of openings lengthwise its body, the edges of said support beingturned downwardly and of increased width adjacent said leg to bear uponthe face of said loop and sustain the support against downward strains,a. downwardly turned perforated leg at the other end of said support, apolereceiving member passing through said perforated leg and having anengaging hook at its rear fend to enga-'ge the perforations in polewhich ensaid pole support, and means to secure said member in variouspositions of adjustment relative to said support.

5. A supporting plate for shade fixtures having` an attaching sectionadapted to be securedvto the wall, and a ixture-receiving sectionlaterally offset 'from said attaching section so as to give clearancebetween the fixture-receiving section and the wall to which thesupporting plate is fastened.

6. In a shade and curtain pole fixture and in combination, a supportingplate having a slotted depending lug for the reception of a fastening`screw, said plate being removable over said screw when brought to apredetermined relative position, a median section extending laterallyfrom Said plate and having a slot therein provided with a. notched edge,a member extending upwardly from said plate and having a hori- Zontallydisposed loop thereon, a shade roller holder adjustably mounted in saidslot, and a curtain pole support mounted in said loop and so disposedrelative to said slot as to permit free lateral adjustment of said shaderoller holder in said slot.

7. ln a shade and curtain pole fixture and in combination7 a supportingplate having a receiving loop for a curtain pole support, a curtain polesupport having a loop engagteptes el? this; patent may te ehtaincf :terfive cents cach, by addressing the Gommissicner ing leg, and adownwardly inclined brace struck out from the metal of said support toengage the bracket plate and sustain said curtain pole support againstdownward strain.

8. A curtain pole support formed of a single piece of sheet metal andhaving a pole sustaining loop at one end and a bracket engagii'ig leg atthe other end, and a downwardly inclined integral brace stamped out ofthe metal of said support to engage a bracket and sustain the curtainpole support against downward strain.

9. A curtain pole support formed of a single piece of metal having abracket engaging lug at one end and a pole sustaining loop at the otherend, the edges of said support being turned downwardly and of increasedwidth adjacent said bracket engaging lug to bear upon the face of abracket and sustain the support against downward strains.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH F. BRUEDERLY.

Witnesses:

MARTHA E. GOODMAN, MALINDA SMOKER.

of Patents,

Washington, B. G.

